maintenance and repair

Presents a concise guide to bicycle repair and provides illustrated photographs describing how to set up, clean, and repair bikes including road and mountain bikes.

Presents an illustrated guide to understanding, maintaining, and repairing automobiles, explaining how cars run, where to get parts and tools, how to perform routine maintenance tasks, and how to make simple mechanical, electrical, body, and interior repairs.

Provides diagrammed instructions for troubleshooting and repairing the small gas engines used in such machines as motorbikes, lawn mowers, chain saws, and generators, covering ignition, fuel, and electrical systems; rewind starters; and such parts as valves, piston rings, cylinder heads, and seals.

A guide to maintaining a bicycle in good operating condition including step-by-step tune-up instructions, a before-every-ride safety checklist, preparing an emergency kit, and making simple roadside repairs.

Provides illustrated instructions on handling most common automobile repairs, maintenance, and improvements, and includes advice on purchasing gasoline, locating parts, and finding a good mechanic.

While cleaning up their great-great-uncle's house in preparation for selling it, thirteen-year-old Roy and his eleven-year-old brother, Jason, find two strange little doors and learn that someone is trying to open them to get what lies between.

A man tries to take shortcuts in making the badly needed repairs to his aging house but finds himself in a worse situation than before.

Explains what auto mechanics do; describes their uniforms, tools, and places of work; and indicates the training and education needed for their job.

Explores the science and math of car racing, discussing such topics as fuel, octane levels, friction, air pressure, car and tire design, and pit stop times, and includes experiments.

Casey presents facts, behind-the-scenes diagrams, and explanations of how things work around the house, including plumbing, electricity, and heat.